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The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28
A LAM ENT.

o woe is me. and voc Is me. TO tell the tale
I'm telling now.
And to relate the bitter grie. that's come to
me in spelling. now!
I'm neither iole, nor Ounce. 1 take TO study
readily:
I see through Algebra ss once; Geometry goes
steadily;
Geography. and History, and Botany are dear
70 me;
But Spelling is q mystery tha. never Will be
clear TO NE:
know the rules ell OF by heart-a work BE-
yond conception, sir
But what's the use, when from the start each
thing is an exception. sir!
Word after word exactly glides until have
them pat, you know.
And then some dreadful letter slides, AID
there am IN 3dtu quo!
l find score that terminate precisely IN
t-to-n,
When suddenly, as sure as fate, Que changes TO
c-i-on:
Or something sounding Just the same as some-
ting else rot strange 70 you
Indeed It's an outrageous shame-vili doos
you with a change or two.
rd think o-u-g-h. of course, would be the same
wherever found
But though l tried till was hoarse think the
same It's nsuer found:
Twas plough" and through" and cough, ~
and "dough"-there's something strange
and dense in It'll
Can any mortal lean 70 know this sound that
has no sense in ~
Some consonants must doubled be; some con-
sonants stay single, ma am;
The rules that twist the final e. would make
your senses tingle, ma'am!
And as for ~ and ~" and 's, and 'y"-
which one TO choose
A cat might lose nine lives for less, and boys
have only one to lose.
The words that end in ling" and ness" the
compounds, and the primitives;
The diphthongs all in such mess; the mkt
ures called ''derivatives;"
The horrid twists from zoe to "ge"; the Us
which aren't wise at all
Conspire to tease and addle me- as II had no
eyes at ALL
II there were any single thing III at followed
where it ought to be,
Without some hidden catch or spring not In the
place you thought 'twould be!
If there were any single rule that wouldn't
break from under you
But here the wise man and the fool must both
fall IN and blunder through!
o could but the rascal reach, I'd surely ind
him killable!
The man who first invented speech and blum.
dered on each syllable!
Tn not o Ounce, I said before, tn Logic OF
Geographic
But, OH my heart is sick and sore, with study
ing Orthographyl
-Caau.auqua Youa7 Folks Journal.
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Crushed by . Cook Lady.

A lady who lives in one Of the sub
urbs went last week TO procure cook
and at the intelligence Office where
she applied was presented TO = young
woman in gorgeous array. who 1t was
supposed would meet her require
ments. The splendidly dressed cook
lady said she had lived in the suburb
in question. liked it much, and was
willing to deprive the town of her
presence to return to IL. The refer
ences Of the would-be employer seemed
not unsatisfactory, and ell was ap-
parently going smoothly when the
lady asked: "Where do you livef"
I'VE have taken Mr.. Blanks house Oh
Blank street," was the reply. An in
slant change came over the face Of the
questioner. a world of lofty conds-
scension filing her look and her speech
as she returned: %. that Ii very
nice little establishment, but think
you had better look for another girl; !
am accust omed to more style thai yop
could keep up in so small place.
And she moved away with stately mien
and dignified frou-frou Of silkeh
robes and jet fringcs, leaving the ur'-
fortunate mistress of the mice htiie
establishment crushed and speech
less. -Boston Letter.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28
DOWN A FLUME.
A Thrilling Experience and q Mar
row Escape.

4 large part Of the gold-mining in
California Is done by hydrau lie power.
Water is brought over. across and
through the hills and valleys in fumes
or pipes; and the many lakes in Califor-
MIA make this mode of mining the
most advantageous. Sometimes the
fumes are twenty or even forty miles
long. and are very costly works. but
generally they range from three to ten
miles in length.
When it is convenient, lake Is tap
ped at its lowest point and the water
is carried from it in a fume. to dis
tributing reservoir. From the bottom
Of this reservoir a large and very
strong iron pipe carries the water to
the nozzles. or monitors" as they are
termed. The ''head" or height Of the
water is sometimes very great and the
jet is shot out from the nozzles with
enormous force against the side of the
banks where the gold is imbedded.
and thus tears down bowlders and
earth, and washes the gold-bearing
clays into the 'sluices'' where the
precious metal is eliminated by the use
of quicksilver.
In many places where there are no
lakes. large dams are built on the
streams between two hills to hold the
water, and store it for use. From
there it is drawn direct 10 the 'moni-
tors" Some of these dams are inn
mense structures. their contents being
often sufficient to afford continu-
al supply during the dry. summer
months.
At the Desert mines. where the in-
cidents of my story occurred. the first
mentioned mode of obtaining hydraulic
power was resorted to. From small
lake, high up in the mountains. the
wafer was carried seven miles in
'.hume."
A flume, as We may explain, is much
like long mill-race. framed from
heavy timbers. and lined with boards.
The D sert 1ume was very strong
| one. From the lake it followed down
natural channel, a. a uniform grade
between two high bluffs for long
| distance, then suddenly turning to the
| right it continued two m les along
the face of precpiee, where it was
suspended BY means of iron and
wooden brackets. and strong STAY rods.
} This part of it was very picturesque.
The precipiee was high one,
,nd almost perpendicular. The tiulne
occupied position n quarter of the
way down from the top. Any one
senturcsome enough 10 and on the
bluff and Ia look down could see the
wa,er surging and rushing along
/ tumultu"u,iy. nearly one hundred fec.
! below.
Farther IN the humc suanncd Il
small vale on - treSil". and then
ymptied iii a reservoir. inc hundred
fee below The level of the lake. The
reservoir -uppIled he pipe which car
ried the water. 1T an increase speed
and pressure. 10 the monitors. two
les away and one thousand feet
lower down.
NJ. Dayton Baird had had charge
ot building III. iume, and rs the re-
suit of his skill proved satisfactory.
The company made him an offer to re-
= main in their employ. which he ae-
The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28
Soldering Telegraph Wires.

A new and quick metkod Of solder
ing telegraph wires has been invented
in Russia The principal advantage
Of it lies in the saving of time required
for the work, and also in the void
ance of any ''scrapimg" whief, wor5i
20 some extent, reduce tic strength I
the wire The proc 81 consists If Il -
piug the two ends Of The wire--alrratiy
embraced By binding wirc-in'o
vessel holding :. 'nsiderable q1anti:y
# melted solder. upon the top Of which
there is sufficient posdcred sa'-ans-
Honiac to leave 7 ihick LAYER If liqs 4
salt The ends Of the girn pre9-sd
into this vessel are quickIy i'inel
however dry they may ba-E .
tric1nra
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nouced nothing. except that the water
had stopped running.
Have you seen hima- he asked.
s1citedly.
They were astonishet ut the aues-
ton Seen aunt: they sad, Seen
whome'
&c Gorge
They had not; they had seen no
enc since We had left them
This gave ME hope Mr. Baira
said TO ME afterwards, for any thing
floating upon the current does NOS
travel rs rapidly ss the water itself.
and that fact came 10 me in an instant.
and gave me courage
He saw that had not fallen on ths
rocks aud knew that must be some-
where up the flume bed. Leaving the
men staring a. him in amazement, he
retraced his steps and found me walk
ing down the flume. sorry-looking
object indeed! l was drenched to the
skin, cut and bleeding They soon
drew me up out of the fiumc. however.
and my injuries did not prove very
serious
The water. going faster than L
had at length run out from under my
canoe. and left me stranded on the bot-
tom of the flume, few rods above the
break.
Several days afterward, when tho
fume was repaired. i saw Mr.. Baird
take an axe out with him one
morning and wondered what no WAS
going to do. He came back in an houe
or two. with satisfied expression %
his face
There, he said. I've smashed that
canoe. and feel better You will never
be tempted into taking another ride in
it.!'- Youths Companion.
Remarkably / Large Trees.
The banyan tree is one Of the ro-
markable products Of the East IndisA
Its life is usually begun from mf
mute seed dropped by some bird upon
some other plant such as the wild
date. which it erushes AS it grows
Every branch from the main body
throws out its own roots. which. con-
stantly thickening. descend to the
ground several yards below. where
they strike in. increase to large trunks
and send out new branches from their
tops, which in turn repeat the proccsa
The botanic garden at Calcutta contains
great banyan. now about century
old, which has a parent trunk AZ feet
in circumference. 232 root trunks
ranging from a few inches to foot
around, with vast leaiy crown 851
feet in circumference. Near the hin
fort Wysatgarh. in the Bombay Presi--
dency. is banyan whose top in 1854
measured 1857 feet in circumference.
Ocher specimens greatly exceed even
this prodigious size, single trees being
said to cover thirteen acres. Thu
famous banyan under which Alex.
snder the Great stopped. on the banks
of the Nerbudda, once sheltered T. OO0
men. and when seen by Forbes genera
tion ago. though much reduced In sizo
by foods was still nearly 200 feet ia
circumference, and had more than
8 600 trunka a-Ark0nsaU 2fovelcr.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28

1t is stated that . COS. paay Is
being organized in Boston TO transport
the mails between the post ffice aud
the railroad stations by neans 4
'Telplierage," or cars running on sis.
vated cables by cleo r;cs.y. Etch ess
will carry ton weight Of mail i.a.lek
The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28

The military marches accomplish
Cd by the ancients were fully equal -
those Of the modern soldiers. In The
second Punic war Ciaudius Nero pei
formed he most wonderful feat OF the
kind Oh record by marching picked
b,dy Of ]. GOO horse and 5000 foot 70
IN lies i'm six daya
The Butler weekly times., 1887-12-28

pressing against the shiny sides OF the
tiume with nv hands.
Prof citing nails tore nv palms
dreadfullv. ! was deperate. however.
and persisted. not thinking it possible
TO grasp a cross-piece above me, and
retain my hold.
"A few moments spent in these
fruitless, painful efforts passed. then
dull roar broke on my ears. causing
the sweat to start from every pore in
my body! l: seemed, too. that my
speed increased With my hands
bleeding. l made desperate effort to
grasp a oss-piece. but instantly re-
ceived so violent blow on the fore
head. that fell quite seuseleSs.
Mr.. Baird was nearly frantic with
grief and terror when he saw the car oe
carrying me down the fiume. and be-
gan 10 run madly after me. when the
man called TO him to come back.
Come back!' he cried. 'Wha:
for?'
ITO help me close the gate. the
man answered It is The only chance
for life we can give him
'.Mr. B aird. usually so sensible and
cool. obeyed mechanically. bat in q
moment more the gate was closed and
the current checked.
Then without waiting moment
longer he ran toward the broken par.
of the fume. across the country. a
shorter way than he had come. Ex-
citemen. gave him b-ea:h. and fear
strength; he soon reached the place
where the men were working. Ihev
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-21
263-2S3

OFFICE CHIEF CoM'SY SUBS. ST.
" PAUL, Mimi, Sept 6, iSS7.-Seaied
proposals, in triplfcate, subject to the usual
condltions, viii be. received at this Office
until 10 O'Clock a. M, Thursday, Oct 6,
1857, at which time and place they viii be
the Subsistence Department. u S. A. deliy-
cred free on board cars at ST. Paul or Mime
apolis Mimi, for the following, or any part
thereof:
Onions Onions. 2sooo pounds
fOtatOeS. ..--2So.OOO -
Bids will also be received at the same time
as follows:
By the A. c. S., Fort sully, OAK, for deliv-
cry at that point, of 5 900 pounds onions and
$1,000 pounds potatoes.
BY the A. G. S., Fort Totten. Dak for deliY-
cry at railroad station at Fort Totten, of 5000
pounds onions and 81, 900 pounds potatoes.
BY the A. G. s., Fort Abraham Lincoln,
OAK, for delivery al Bismarck, Oak, of 49,
oO0 pounds onions and 200, 900 pounds pota.
By the A. C. S., Fort Keogh. Mont. for de-
livery at that point OF Miles City, Mont. of
1000 pounds onions and 200, 900 pounds
potatoes.
Deliveries to be made within ten QO) DAYS
after notice of award -.-.
Samples must accompany bids. Vegetables
to be dry and free from dirt and packed in
strong burlap sacks, as heretofore required
by the Subsistence Department The right to
olmlnlsh the quantities to be purchased is re-
served to tn Government, and with the con-
sent OF bidders to whom awards are made,
they may be increased. The successful bid
ders will be required to enter into formal
written contract; and where bonds are re-
CURED, they will be for one-third Of the
value. =
,o me government reserves the right to re-
C. B. PENRosE, Capt. c. S., q. S. 4.
249-212&Oct5-6
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A. III. Nicolay. Auctioneer.

% VERY Valuable and Beautiful Resi-
80 dence Lots Only One Block from Uni
versity Avenue at Auction-A. III. Nieolay will
sell at auction this day "wednesday. Sept.
2D, 1887, on the grounds, in the afternoons lat
3 O'Clock, sharp, % very deslrable.and beau
tiful residence lots, all as level as a floor and
ON the grade with the streets, fronting on
Ellen, Charles Edmund and Thomas streets,
cornering on Milton street, between Milton
and Chatsworth streets, within only one
block of University avenue, the future
great business thoroughfare (120 feet wide)
between st. Paul and Minneapolis. known
as Blocks 1, 2, 3, and part OF, Block A, of
Franklin addition to st. Paul: the above
streets are now being graded by the city, and
many important Improvements are contem-
plated to be made in close proximity to this
valuable property, including the street car
line extension beyond this property ON Uni
yersity avenue; this sale offers great induce
ments to capitalists and men of moderate
means to make safe and profitable invest
ments; terms of sale only one-third cash.
balance in one and two years at 8 per cent,
interest; remember the day, Wednesday after
noon, Sept. 81. 1887; auction sale positive
to the highest bidder, at 3 O'Clock sharp, on
the grounds as above. For maps and further
particulars apply at the Nicolay Real Estate
Exchange, ZIG East Fourth ST., near Robert
st. Nicolay d Co., managers; our real estate
auction sale No. 49, 34. A. II. Nicolay, Auc-
tOneer. s<t-+- :264
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Proposals for Draft Mules.
UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE.

H. I
CHOW Agency, Mont, Sept. 6, 1887. T
Sealed proposals, endorsed proposals Tor
~ Draft Mules" and addressed to the under
signed, will be received at this agency until
2 O'Clock of Friday, Sept. 80, 1887, for furn-
lshlng Tor and delivering at the agency
twelve 12) Draft Mules
The animals are to be mare mules from
five to six years old, about 1512 hands high,
weighing not less than / $50 pounds; sound
and kind in every particular; well formed
and OF good action and well broken to har
ness and work
The mules must be delivered at the Crow
Agency Mont. Ter, on or before Oct 20,
1887.
The price per each animal must be stated.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be.accompanied by certi-
fed check or draft upon some United States
depository made payable to the undersigned,
for at least per cent of the amount of the
proposal, which check or draft will be for
feited TO the United States in case any bidder
or bidders receiving an award shall fail to
promptly execute a contract with good and
sufficient sureties, otherwise to be returned
to the bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids, or any part of any bid if deemed for the
best interest of the service.
All information desired by any parties can
be obtained by application in person at the
agency Office
All proposals must be forwarded in quin-
duplicate.
HENRY E. WILLIAMSON.
Z52-2I2 80 - U. s. Indian Agent.
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Proposals for Beef Flour and
-. -. = Horses.
q DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

80. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. SEPT. 5, 1887.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for
Beef, Flour and Horses, - as the case may be-
and DIRECTED to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Washington, d. c., will be received
until o'clock p. m. of Monday, Oct 3, 1887
for furnishing for and delivering at the
fonca Agency, 1. T., 200 900 pounds of
gross beef; at Otoe Agency, l. T., so horses
and so brood mares; at the Yankton Agency,
Oak, 165 900 pounds of flour; aud at the
Cheyenne River Agency, OAK. 10000
pounds of flour.
The contract for beef will be for good
mefchantabIe, and all offered under any
contract will be subject to rigid inspection.
Thecattle to be furnished on the hoof must
be steers and cows (no bulls or stags) not
over seven years OF age, and must average
from May 1 to- Dec. 1 not less than $50
pounds gross. at each delivery; and from
Dec. to May 1 not less than 700 pounds
gross; no animal to weigh less than $50
pounds, and no animal shall be receieed that
Will net less than 45 per centum of its gross
weight The price must be figured gross, but
for all cows delivered under any contract a
discount Of twenty (2O) per centum from the
proposed price will be made.
The flour must be what is known as
straight, Full Stock ~ of good sound wheat
grown in the section of country contiguous
to the places Of deliyery-60 pounds of wheat
to be ground down to ~ pounds of -four
and delivered in extra-stfong single cotton
sachS TO WelSh . ounces TO the yard, con-
tractors will be required to plainly stamp
their names on each sack. Samples of not
less than 25 pounds must be furnished by
bidders s2dd samples to. be distinctly marked
with the name of the bidder. and numbered
if more than one sample is submitted
The horses and brood mares must be of
American stock: from four to seven years old,
sound, we'll broken. without blemishes, and
to weigh not less than $50 pounds.
Government blanks are NOT required for
bids.
Each bid must state specifically the pro-
posed price Of each artieal offered.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check or draft upon some United States
Depository, made payable to the undersigned,
for at least per cent of the amount of the
proposal, which check or draft will be for
feited to the United States i'll case any bidder
or bidders RECEIVING an award shall fail to
promptly execute q contract with good and
sufficient snreties, otherwise to be returned
to the bidder. -
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids or any part of any bid, if deemed for
the best interest of the service.
j. d. G. ATKINS,
254-271 Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on !glehart ana Other
Streets.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS..
CITY OF ST.PAUI, Mimi, Sept IA, 1887.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul.
Minnesota, at their office in said city
until IL m on the Goth day of Septeni-
Der, A. D. 1887, for constructing
a sewer oil Iglehart street.
from Harrington avenue to Western.
avenue, and from Mackubin street to
Dale street; and on Dale street, from
lglehart street to Marshall avenue, to-
gether with the necessary eatchbasins
and manhOles, according to plans and
specifications on file in the office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two (2J sureties
in q sum of at least twenty (20) per cent.
OF the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid. go.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
L. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. F. ERWIN,
259-269 Clerk Board of Public Works
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UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE.
CHEYENNE Rtvtp A crUevr nESf,oto

Sept. Is, 1887.
Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for
Building Material, ETC., "and addressed to the
undersigned at the Cheyenne River Agency.
Fort Bennett postOffice, Dakota, will be re-
ceiVed at that agency until IL o'clock m. Of
the 18th day OF October 1887 for furnishing
certain material required for the Indian sery,
ice, consisting of a bout los tons coal. IL
boxes glass. 384, 600 feet lumber. 275. 500
s shingles IL windows, SO doors, 10000
brick, 118 barrels lime, 600 gallons paint
1900 feet oak, 500 feet hickory, 1 600 feet
moulding, 2, 100 pounds nails, iS locks, ~
pairs butts and 10000 pounds of.oats.
BIDS must be for the goods delivered at the
agency.
Contracts will be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder or bidders, subject to the an
prevail of the Department of the Interior.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States depository,
payable to the order of the undersigned for
at least five per cent of the amount of the
proposal, which check will be forfeited to the
Cnlted States in case any bidder or bidders
receiving an award shall fail to promptly ex-
ecute contract with good and sufficient
suretles, otherwise to be returned to the bid
der.
The right to reject any and all bids or any
part OF any bid is hereby reserved :i>
The prlce Of each article bid for must be
given, and each proposal must have COPY OF
this advertisement attached
For further information apply to
CHAS. E. MCCHESNEY,
Z00-ZS3 u. s. Indian Agent
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limited STATES MARsHAL's NOTICE

- Admiralty Seizure.
Whereas, A libel has been filed in the dis
trict court, of the United States of America,
on the 9th day of September, A. ID. 1887. by
Searles Ewing 4 Gail. proctors, in behalf of
John Anderson against the steam boat 'Alice
ID, her engines, machinery, tackle, apparel
and furniture in q cause of action. civil and
maritime. and for cause more fully set forth
in said libel now on file in said clerks office
of the United States district court for the Dis
trict OF Minnesota, and praying the usual
process and monition of the court; that all
persons interested in said steam boat, her en-
gines, tackle, apparel and furniture may be
cited to answer the premises and all due pro-
ceedings being had that the same may be de-
creed to be sold and the proceeds thereof dis
tributed according to law.
Therefore, In pursuance of said monition
under the seal of said court to me directed
and delivered, do hereby give notice gener-
ally unto all persons having or pretending to
have any right, title or interest therein, or
knowing or having anything to say. why the
same should not be condemned and sold pur-
suant TO the prayer in said libel to appear be-
fore the said court, to be held in and for said
District OF Minnesota, at st. Paul, in said dis
trict, on the third Monday of October, A d.
1887, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the
same day, If the same shall be ready of jur1s-
diction,. otherwise on the next day of juris-
diction thereafter, then and there to inter
pose a claim for the same and to make their
allegations in that behalf.
WIN. NJ. CAMPBELL, q. S. Marshal.
Dated ST. Paul. Mimi. Sept. Is, 1887.
~ 259-272
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M Office TO CREDITORS. STATE OF

3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. STATE OF
IN Minnesota County of Ramsey, S.
In Probate Court Special term. Sept. 9 1887.
in the matter of the estate of Bernhard U.
: Stahlmapn, deceased.
Z Notice is hc-aby given that the Judge of
Probate of the County of Ramsey, will, upon
the first Monday of the month of March,
1855, at 10 O'Clock a. m, hear exam
inc and adjust all CLAIMS and demands of all
persons agaanss, sa.a aece h ana oeas SIX
been allowed and limited for creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex
piration of which time all claims not pre-
sented or not proven TO its satisfaction shall
be forever barred, unless for good cause
shown further time be allowed. BY the Court,
IL. ST. e. s. GOR5IAN, Judge of Probate.
MARGARETHA STAHLNANN, ExecutriX.
sept7-5w-wed